diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFeatures.h b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFeatures.h
index f2aa338056..e8849f681d 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFeatures.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFeatures.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum {
 	GPU_VENDOR_BROADCOM = 7,  // Raspberry PI etc
 	GPU_VENDOR_VIVANTE = 8,
 	GPU_VENDOR_APPLE = 9,
+	GPU_VENDOR_MESA = 10,
 	GPU_VENDOR_UNKNOWN = 0,
 };
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/thin3d_gl.cpp b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/thin3d_gl.cpp
index efa48acdf5..66c408f953 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/thin3d_gl.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/thin3d_gl.cpp
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ public:
 				case GPUVendor::VENDOR_BROADCOM: return "VENDOR_BROADCOM";
 				case GPUVendor::VENDOR_VIVANTE: return "VENDOR_VIVANTE";
 				case GPUVendor::VENDOR_APPLE: return "VENDOR_APPLE";
+				case GPUVendor::VENDOR_MESA: return "VENDOR_MESA";
 				case GPUVendor::VENDOR_UNKNOWN:
 				default:
 					return "VENDOR_UNKNOWN";
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ OpenGLContext::OpenGLContext(bool canChangeSwapInterval) : renderManager_(frameT
 	case GPU_VENDOR_IMGTEC: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_IMGTEC; break;
 	case GPU_VENDOR_VIVANTE: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_VIVANTE; break;
 	case GPU_VENDOR_APPLE: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_APPLE; break;
+	case GPU_VENDOR_MESA: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_MESA; break;
 	case GPU_VENDOR_UNKNOWN:
 	default:
 		caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
index d11010d3c4..14278be236 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ std::string VulkanVendorString(uint32_t vendorId) {
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_QUALCOMM: return "Qualcomm";
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_IMGTEC: return "Imagination";
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_APPLE: return "Apple";
+	case VULKAN_VENDOR_MESA: return "Mesa";
 	default:
 		return StringFromFormat("%08x", vendorId);
 	}
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
index 83c05e461e..4dea4ed380 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum {
 	VULKAN_VENDOR_QUALCOMM = 0x00005143,
 	VULKAN_VENDOR_IMGTEC = 0x00001010,  // PowerVR
 	VULKAN_VENDOR_APPLE = 0x0000106b,  // Apple through MoltenVK
+	VULKAN_VENDOR_MESA = 0x00010005, // lavapipe
 };
 
 VK_DEFINE_HANDLE(VmaAllocator);
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
index 2c2d5a109e..7d7a3ea760 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ VKContext::VKContext(VulkanContext *vulkan, bool useRenderThread)
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_QUALCOMM: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_QUALCOMM; break;
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_INTEL: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_INTEL; break;
 	case VULKAN_VENDOR_APPLE: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_APPLE; break;
+	case VULKAN_VENDOR_MESA: caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_MESA; break;
 	default:
 		WARN_LOG(G3D, "Unknown vendor ID %08x", deviceProps.vendorID);
 		caps_.vendor = GPUVendor::VENDOR_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/thin3d.h b/Common/GPU/thin3d.h
index 551964b396..e40918cd92 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/thin3d.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/thin3d.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ enum class GPUVendor {
 	VENDOR_BROADCOM,  // Raspberry
 	VENDOR_VIVANTE,
 	VENDOR_APPLE,
+	VENDOR_MESA,
 };
 
 enum class NativeObject {
diff --git a/GPU/Common/PostShader.cpp b/GPU/Common/PostShader.cpp
index c8321e9315..37066703e5 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/PostShader.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/PostShader.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ void LoadPostShaderInfo(Draw::DrawContext *draw, const std::vector<Path> &direct
 						blacklistedVendor = Draw::GPUVendor::VENDOR_APPLE;
 					} else if (item == "Intel") {
 						blacklistedVendor = Draw::GPUVendor::VENDOR_INTEL;
+					} else if (item == "Mesa") {
+						blacklistedVendor = Draw::GPUVendor::VENDOR_MESA;
 					}
 					if (blacklistedVendor == gpuVendor && blacklistedVendor != Draw::GPUVendor::VENDOR_UNKNOWN) {
 						skipped = true;
diff --git a/SDL/SDLVulkanGraphicsContext.cpp b/SDL/SDLVulkanGraphicsContext.cpp
index f58ae422dd..11d7495265 100644
--- a/SDL/SDLVulkanGraphicsContext.cpp
+++ b/SDL/SDLVulkanGraphicsContext.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,15 @@ bool SDLVulkanGraphicsContext::Init(SDL_Window *&window, int x, int y, int w, in
 		vulkan_ = nullptr;
 		return false;
 	}
-	vulkan_->ChooseDevice(vulkan_->GetBestPhysicalDevice());
+
+	int deviceNum = vulkan_->GetPhysicalDeviceByName(g_Config.sVulkanDevice);
+	if (deviceNum < 0) {
+		deviceNum = vulkan_->GetBestPhysicalDevice();
+		if (!g_Config.sVulkanDevice.empty())
+			g_Config.sVulkanDevice = vulkan_->GetPhysicalDeviceProperties(deviceNum).properties.deviceName;
+	}
+
+	vulkan_->ChooseDevice(deviceNum);
 	if (vulkan_->CreateDevice() != VK_SUCCESS) {
 		*error_message = vulkan_->InitError();
 		delete vulkan_;